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Senate Vote 7 (111th Congress, 1st Session) · January 22, 2009
S. 181

On the Amendment

In the nature of a substitute.

Amendment
01
The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

02
The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

03
The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
Cite this record
Reference number
vote-111-s7
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The tally

How the vote fell

The measure itself

What was on the floor

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on S. 181

January 15, 2009 · On the Cloture Motion · 72–23 January 22, 2009 · On the Motion to Table · 53–43 January 22, 2009 · On the Motion to Table · 55–39 January 22, 2009 · On the Motion to Table · 55–41 January 22, 2009 · On the Motion to Table · 66–31 January 22, 2009 · On the Motion to Table · 59–38 January 22, 2009 · On the Motion to Table · 59–38 January 22, 2009 · On Passage of the Bill · 61–36 January 27, 2009 · On Motion to Commit · 176–250 January 27, 2009 · On Passage · 250–177
The map

How each state's senators voted

In 14 states every senator on the roll voted yes; in 23 every one voted no; 13 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its senators voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: 1 yes, 1 no
  2. Maine: 1 yes, 1 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 1 yes, 1 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 2 yes, 0 no
  7. Montana: 0 yes, 2 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 2 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 1 no
  10. Illinois: 0 yes, 2 no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 2 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 2 no
  13. New York: 0 yes, 1 no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 1 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 2 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 1 yes, 1 no
  20. Iowa: 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  21. Indiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  22. Ohio: 1 yes, 1 no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 1 no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 2 no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 2 no
  26. California: 0 yes, 2 no
  27. Utah: 2 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 0 yes, 1 no
  29. Nebraska: 1 yes, 1 no
  30. Missouri: 1 yes, 1 no
  31. Kentucky: 2 yes, 0 no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  33. Virginia: 0 yes, 2 no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 2 no
  35. Delaware: 0 yes, 2 no
  36. Arizona: 2 yes, 0 no
  37. New Mexico: 0 yes, 2 no
  38. Kansas: 2 yes, 0 no
  39. Arkansas: 0 yes, 2 no
  40. Tennessee: 2 yes, 0 no
  41. North Carolina: 1 yes, 1 no
  42. South Carolina: 2 yes, 0 no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: 2 yes, 0 no
  45. Louisiana: 1 yes, 1 no
  46. Mississippi: 2 yes, 0 no
  47. Alabama: 2 yes, 0 no
  48. Georgia: 2 yes, 0 no
  49. Hawaii: 0 yes, 2 no
  50. Texas: 2 yes, 0 no
  51. Florida: 1 yes, 1 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Alaska 1 yes, 1 no

Arizona 2 yes, 0 no

California 0 yes, 2 no

Colorado 0 yes, 1 no

Iowa 1 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Illinois 0 yes, 2 no

Indiana 1 yes, 1 no

Louisiana 1 yes, 1 no

Massachusetts 0 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Michigan 0 yes, 2 no

Minnesota 0 yes, 1 no

Mississippi 2 yes, 0 no

Montana 0 yes, 2 no

North Carolina 1 yes, 1 no

North Dakota 0 yes, 2 no

Nebraska 1 yes, 1 no

New Hampshire 1 yes, 1 no

New Jersey 0 yes, 2 no

New Mexico 0 yes, 2 no

Nevada 1 yes, 1 no

New York 0 yes, 1 no

Oklahoma 2 yes, 0 no

Oregon 0 yes, 2 no

Pennsylvania 1 yes, 1 no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

South Carolina 2 yes, 0 no

South Dakota 1 yes, 1 no

Tennessee 2 yes, 0 no

Virginia 0 yes, 2 no

Washington 0 yes, 2 no

Wisconsin 0 yes, 2 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 98 members

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